Congrats, msbelle!
What absolutely wonderful news! I'm thrilled for you.
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Aug 15, 2006 8:09:10 am PDT #2702 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Allyson - Aug 15, 2006 8:16:01 am PDT #2703 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I wish there was blogdom wank. This is classic.
aurelia - Aug 15, 2006 8:22:16 am PDT #2704 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Cardinal Francis George or Uncle Fester? [link]
Allyson - Aug 15, 2006 8:37:25 am PDT #2705 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Allyson, you know the book "Who are you people?". I just heard the author in an interview. Sounds like a perfect person to blurb your book.
I keep cycling through shame and pride on the book thing. Today I am in a shame.
msbelle - Aug 15, 2006 8:43:43 am PDT #2706 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
whyfor shame? you are awesome authorlady.
Allyson - Aug 15, 2006 8:59:25 am PDT #2707 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Oh, I just sometimes feel that it's terrible writing, or I come off as a defensive locker-person, or that the subject matter is too kooky for anyone to care about, and I've written about things I was ashamed about to begin with, so it just piles up occasionally. And then I hope the editor and my agent forget the thing ever happened so I won't have to deal with it.
And then I get excited about it again. Just cycles of pride and shame.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2006 9:05:59 am PDT #2708 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I didn't bother to look at other posts. My point was that she hadn't been noticed until now.
Hmmph. But it's not what you said, young man.
msbelle - Aug 15, 2006 9:10:32 am PDT #2709 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
does anyone else think ita's personal cheer is:
Be Specific!
Be Be Specific!
Steph L. - Aug 15, 2006 9:11:26 am PDT #2710 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It is weirdly fascinating. I was going to write about it, the bizarre quest for attention, but then I got distracted by my own verifiable awesomeness.
I wanted to natter about it more last night.
I'm kind of fascinated by her, too. I'm always amazed at people who actually believe their own hype. Plus, looks-wise, she ain't all that. AND she made a point to mention that whenever she goes out she gets hit on, and attributes that to her appearance, since obviously the men can't tell from across the room that she has an IQ of a bazillion, sucks like a Hoover, and rakes in the dough. Uh, yeah. WhatEV. Men will hit on anything remotely woman-shaped. *Anything.*
Which explains why *she* gets hit on.
....meow.
Pix - Aug 15, 2006 9:11:53 am PDT #2711 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
msbelle! I know I said so earlier, but I'm so excited for you.